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A community health organization was honored this week after receiving a boost to help families struggling with everything from food stamps to utility costs.The Kraft Center for Community Health at Mass General Brigham awarded its first innovation prize after a nationwide contest.The Kraft Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Community Health went to ThriveLink, an organization that uses artificial intelligence to help enroll families in safety-net programs like health insurance, food stamps and utility assistance.The St. Louis-based group will receive $100,000 after topping nearly 150 applications submitted from organizations across the country.In February, Patriots owner Robert Kraft told NewsCenter 5's Maria Stephanos he launched the effort with Mass General Brigham because he has seen what a difference quality health care can make."Good health is something you can’t buy," Kraft said. "God forbid if you have a problem, you need access to the right support. And everyone in the community and country, in my opinion, should have that."The founder of Thrivelink spoke to health care leaders from around the world at the World Medical Innovation Forum at Encore Boston Harbor in Everett this week. Kwamane Liddell said, as a nurse, he saw the need to streamline the process of accessing care beyond the hospital setting."I really built it for me and my family and the people that I serve," Liddell said. "We really needed to create something that could help people as we navigate through all these complex systems."Dr. Elsie Taveras, executive director of the Kraft Center, said the work Thrivelink is doing is exactly what is needed to improve health in our communities. "What Thrivelink is doing is picking up on that pain point that is so incredibly vexing for our clinicians, but that is so incredibly helpful to our patients and communities," said Taveras. "It was really a perfect example of what we want to see scaled to improve community health outcomes."Taveras said MGB and the Kraft family are already preparing for the next Innovation Prize winner search.
EVERETT, Mass. —
A community health organization was honored this week after receiving a boost to help families struggling with everything from food stamps to utility costs.
The Kraft Center for Community Health at Mass General Brigham awarded its first innovation prize after a nationwide contest.
The Kraft Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Community Health went to ThriveLink, an organization that uses artificial intelligence to help enroll families in safety-net programs like health insurance, food stamps and utility assistance.
The St. Louis-based group will receive $100,000 after topping nearly 150 applications submitted from organizations across the country.
In February, Patriots owner Robert Kraft told NewsCenter 5's Maria Stephanos he launched the effort with Mass General Brigham because he has seen what a difference quality health care can make.
"Good health is something you can’t buy," Kraft said. "God forbid if you have a problem, you need access to the right support. And everyone in the community and country, in my opinion, should have that."
The founder of Thrivelink spoke to health care leaders from around the world at the World Medical Innovation Forum at Encore Boston Harbor in Everett this week.
Kwamane Liddell said, as a nurse, he saw the need to streamline the process of accessing care beyond the hospital setting.
"I really built it for me and my family and the people that I serve," Liddell said. "We really needed to create something that could help people as we navigate through all these complex systems."
Dr. Elsie Taveras, executive director of the Kraft Center, said the work Thrivelink is doing is exactly what is needed to improve health in our communities.
"What Thrivelink is doing is picking up on that pain point that is so incredibly vexing for our clinicians, but that is so incredibly helpful to our patients and communities," said Taveras. "It was really a perfect example of what we want to see scaled to improve community health outcomes."
Taveras said MGB and the Kraft family are already preparing for the next Innovation Prize winner search.
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